
Techno-economics and Life Cycle Assessment of Bioreactors
Post-COVID-19 Waste Management Approach
- 1st Edition - June 14, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Puranjan Mishra, Lakhveer Singh, Pooja Ghosh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 8 4 8 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 5 8 3 - 6
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Request a sales quoteTechno-economics and Life Cycle Assessment of Bioreactors: Post-Covid19 Waste Management Approach covers the emerging trends in bioreactor research, including techno-economics and life cycle assessment perspectives, both key considerations in making the anaerobic-digestion process technically feasible, economically viable and environmentally sustainable. The book is divided into three sections, with an introductory chapter on the impact of COVID-19 on existing practices of waste and resource management. Sections cover advances in bioreactor development for enhanced valorization of waste, the techno-economics of the different bioreactor systems, the life cycle assessment of bioreactors, their methodological challenges and future perspectives.
Providing a holistic overview of bioreactors and taking into account recent trends in their design, the chapters also highlight the advances needed to manage COVID-19 waste in a sustainable manner. With contributions from leading experts in bioreactor and life cycle assessment, this book will be an invaluable reference source for academics working on anaerobic digesters and energy sustainability, as well as for research and development professionals in the renewable energy industry, and scientists and engineers working on clean and efficient energy generation from wastes.
- Reinforces our understanding of the basic concepts and applications of bioreactors
- Includes a comprehensive evaluation of “Techno-economics” and “Environmental impact analysis” through a life cycle assessment approach
- Covers bioreactor advancements and a prognosis for the maximum utilization of waste for the increase transformation of waste to wealth
- Enables the broad range spectrum of potential technological and environmental impacts occurring across product generation
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Part 1: Bioreactors: Current status, recent trends and challenges
- Chapter 1. Impact of COVID-19 on waste and resource management practices
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Types of waste
- 1.3 Impact of COVID-19 on waste management
- 1.4 The unique challenge with SARS CoV-2 and waste management
- 1.5 Policy and regulatory approaches
- 1.6 WHO guidelines on waste management
- 1.7 Conclusion and future perspective
- References
- Chapter 2. Aerobic and anaerobic bioreactor systems for wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Bioreactor and different configurations
- 2.3 Continuous stirred tank bioreactor
- 2.4 Airlift bioreactors
- 2.5 Anaerobic fluidized bed bioreactors
- 2.6 Packed bed (fixed bed) bioreactors
- 2.7 Membrane bioreactors
- 2.8 Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor
- 2.9 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 3. Emerging trends in bioreactor systems for an improved wastes valorization
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 The theory of bioreactor and its geometry
- 3.3 Bioreactor development for improved waste valorization
- 3.4 Current trends in the bioreactor system
- 3.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Development of bioreactors: current scenario and future challenges
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Stirred tank bioreactors
- 4.3 Bubble column reactors
- 4.4 Membrane bioreactors
- 4.5 Some modern types of bioreactors and their applications
- 4.6 COVID waste management in the pandemic times
- 4.7 Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 5. Economic aspects of bioreactors: current trends and future perspective
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Directives of economic analysis
- 5.3 Cost analysis
- 5.4 Cost analysis for bioreactors applied for waste management
- 5.5 Cost evaluation of submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor for municipal secondary wastewater treatment
- 5.6 Monte Carlo cost estimation method for wastewater treatment membrane bioreactors
- 5.7 Cost analysis for aerobic fermenters
- 5.8 Future perspectives
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 6. Landfill management and efficacy of anaerobic reactors in the treatment of landfill leachate
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Advantages of biological treatment over physical and chemical treatment
- 6.3 Advantages of anaerobic process over aerobic process
- 6.4 Latest development of anaerobic reactors treating landfill leachate
- 6.5 Combined anaerobic technologies
- 6.6 Conclusion
- Acknowledgement
- Conflict of interest
- References
- Part 2: Techno-economic assessment of bioreactors
- Chapter 7. Technoeconomics and lifecycle assessment of bioreactors: wastewater treatment plant management
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Concepts of techno-economy analyses
- 7.3 Methodology of techno-economic analysis
- 7.4 Techno-economic analysis models
- 7.5 Techno-economic paradigm
- 7.6 Techno-economic innovations
- 7.7 Environmental impact assessment
- 7.8 Environmental impact assessment methodology
- 7.9 Bioreactors, categorization, and sustainable factors
- 7.10 Types of bioreactor
- 7.11 Technological impact assessment of bioreactors on WWTP
- 7.12 Economical impact assessment of bioreactors on WWTP
- 7.13 Challenges in dealing with waste water treatment plant
- 7.14 Feedstock and plant scale
- 7.15 Hydrothermal liquefaction
- 7.16 Hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous phase treatment by catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction/gasification
- 7.17 Sludge hydrothermal liquefaction oil upgrading
- 7.18 Conclusion
- 7.19 Contribution of authors
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 8. Strategies toward sustainable management of organic waste
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Activities for solid waste management
- 8.3 Strategies for waste management
- 8.4 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 9. Application of matrices for the development of next-gen bioreactors from COVID-19 waste management prospects
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Emerging trends in bioreactors with respect to matrix and applications
- 9.3 Application of matrices-based bioreactors in COVID-19 waste management
- 9.4 Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 10. Sustainable engineering of food waste into high-quality animal feed using a drying technology
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Applied processing for food waste into animal feed
- 10.3 Results and discussion
- 10.4 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 11. Environmental and economic life cycle assessment of biochar use in anaerobic digestion for biogas production
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Life cycle assessment technology
- 11.3 Life cycle assessment studies in anaerobic digestion for biogas production
- 11.4 Challenges for life cycle assessment technology
- 11.5 Concluding remarks and recommendations
- 11.6 Acknowledgment
- 11.7 Declaration of competing interest
- References
- Chapter 12. Challenges and emerging approaches in life cycle assessment of engineered nanomaterials usage in anaerobic bioreactor
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Anaerobic digestion process in the bioreactor
- 12.3 Engineered nanoparticles in the anaerobic digestion process
- 12.4 Challenges and assessment of engineered nanoparticles in bioreactor
- 12.5 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- Declaration of competing interest
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 14, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 246
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323898485
- eBook ISBN: 9780323885836
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